Strapped local and state governments are still spending on at least one activity: seeking stimulus money.
(
Wall Street Journal
)

The number of Americans not paying their property taxes amid the recession and the brutal housing collapse has increased sharply.
(
USA Today
)

The global economy is still in a recession that won’t end until the end of the year
, said New York University economist Nouriel Roubini. Also,
Recessionwire
: Roubini’s prediction parsed. (
Bloomberg
)

Long after President Barack Obama’s first term ends in 2013, millions of U.S. families will still be paying the price for the recession.
More and more people are facing long-lasting unemployment. (
Reuters
)

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The recession isn’t sparing the adult entertainment industry.
Strip clubs and shops that sell adult merchandise Southwest Florida have reported as much as a 50 percent drop in business. (
South Florida News-Press
)

Ten states covering a long swath of middle America, from the Great Plains south to Texas, have thus far made up a "safe zone," relatively sheltered from the recession.
But the safe zone is shrinking.
(
Associated Press
)

Employment compensation for U.S. workers has grown over the past 12 months by the lowest amount on record.
(
Associated Press
)

The high unemployment rate has provided an unexpected boon for the nation’s public schools:
legions of career-switchers eager to become teachers.
(
Washington Post
)